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Monday, August 11, 2014

It's pretty simple. I received a sample in the mail. Ages ago, I heard about Nutrish. It's a Rachael Ray product and it's a pretty darn awesome sounding pet food. Buzzwords like "natural" and "grain-free" are associated with it and I was impressed. Except for the fact that it was a dog food and I have no dog. *sigh*

So I was THRILLED when just recently I saw a Facebook advertisement inviting me to sign up for my free sample of Rachael Ray's Nutrish for Cat!

So I did. It arrived today. Now I'll tell you what I think of it.

Why? Because that's how I roll.

It's a lovely, big package! No skimping here.

Food and coupons? Don't mind if I DO.

One of the coupons is for a wet food version of the Nutrish for cats. I used the website to locate where I can locally find these pet foods and was quite disappointed. The dry food is only available at Walmart. This is a problem since I haven't visited either location in town for nearly five years do to the absolutely infuriating parking situation at both and the random nutjob customers at both. Not that all customers are nutjobs but man, that store does seem to attract them. The wet food? Not available at all in my city.

So if I want it, I'm going to have to order on Amazon.

Not the worst thing ever. Just inconvenient.

I'm going to talk to my local grocery market about stocking the products.

The sample was enough to fill an entire food bowl!

Now, I didn't want to risk bellyaches in the kittens, as that can happen when a sudden change to diet occurs, so I just offered it to them as a snack.

I set the food bowl down on the floor and then waited and watched.

Curiosity was instantly piqued. Everyone came over to investigate the strange offering in the bowl.

Lucy liked it!

Lucy is approaching six years old and is notorious in the house for disliking all cat foods (despite loving simple people foods). After much research and sampling, that darn cat will only eat Purina Weight Loss Formula for dry food and Greenies for treats. That's it.

Until now apparently.

She waited her turn patiently and then dug right in. Definitely a winner with her!

The official result can be seen above.

I spread a bit out on the floor and it's official:

Three out of four cats tested, adored Nutrish for Cats.

Fact.

My only concern was whether the food would sit well in the bellies of the beasts.

As you can see, the cats were in full-body bliss after eating. It was like a post-Thanksgiving binge induced community nap.

Results:

We like Nutrish for Cats.

If it was easier to find in South Dakota, I'd switch my cats to it exclusively and immediately.

The ingredients are great. It's only fair that my cats eat as well as I do.

The food itself looked moist and flavorful as opposed to the dry bits most foods resemble

END DISCLAIMER: Send me stuff, I'll review it. I can't guarantee it'll be a favorable review, but it'll be honest.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

So this lady on Facebook was offering free samples of something candle related and I'm all "I love free & I love smelly, girly crap!" So I shot her my address and she swung by with what you see in the pictures below. All she asked was that I'd send her a sentence or two on Facebook detailing what I think of the products and that if it's favorable, she can use my words on her website as a testimonial. So instead, I decided to do a full blog post. Heck, I can be bought. I won't lie but I'll gladly honestly review products in exchange for... well, products. And cash. I like cash. OOH! And cake. Y'all know I love cake.

ANYWAY

Pink Zebra.

This was all tucked into a large envelope and left between my storm and wooden door.

It's one of those "have a party and make money" businesses but also offers individual sales.

Little wax beads that pack a powerful punch! Powerful!

I feel like I need to saw it again. Powerful punch!

This business has multiple products available but really seems to be competing in the same market as other companies that sell those ceramic warmer things that melt a wax product that then smell-ifies your home in a positive way.

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I can attest that "Sprinkles maximize fragrance."

Although I really don't know what other companies use, I do like that the product is made from soy and paraffin. Traditional wax candles are so sooty. I actually haven't burned one in years. Plus, I have some resident cats that have me convinced that at least one of them WOULD figure out some way to burn the house down if an open flame was ever unattended for even a second.

These are the scent I received to sample: Warm Apple Pie, Orange Dreamsicle, & Ooey Gooey Caramel. Here are the cool things I discovered about these products:

*Just setting them in a dish will fill a room with scent

*Putting Sprinkles on a warmer guarantees that your house will fill with deliciously wonderful smells.

*You can design your own scents! I mixed the Warm Apple Pie and the Ooey Gooey Caramel Sprinkles together in a warmer and created the most wonderful Caramel Apple Pie scent.

*Bored with your old traditional candles? I had a random old candle that was allegedly "citrus" scented. A small sprinkle of the Orange Dreamsicle Sprinkles on top and it's like I have a completely new candle!

*There are wick kits available to turn your Sprinkles into your very own customized candle. I'd love to try making one with layered sprinkles of multiple scents.

Above is the business card from the Pink Zebra consultant who provided me with the samples. If you're interesting in checking it, I'm sure she'd love an email from you.

The Wrap-Up: I liked these products. Actually, more than similar products. Now, I've only had the samples for a week so it's a short-term judgment but I really think these Sprinkles are very nice and I'll definitely use them again in the future.

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I'm trying to reshape my life by reshaping my body. The journey isn't easy, I'm trying to get strong enough, and all I really want to do is to destroy that fat chick that I see in the mirror each day. She's not real. She's not me. I want her gone.